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' May 26, 1931. c. L. MEYER 1,806,909

SUSPENDERS Filed Sept. 5, 1930 Patented May 26, 1931 V UNITED STATES U 1,so6,9oe

CLIFFORD L. MEYER, OF BELLEVUE, PENNSYLVANIA susrnnnnns 7 Application filed September 5, 1930. seriar-Nb. 479,914.

The object which I have in view is the provision of a new and improved suspender for holding in place trousers andthe like, and which will be of a more pleasing appearance, greater durability and also will be more comfortable to the wearer.

Among the characteristic features of my improved suspender are the following.

The shoulder straps are formed of braided material, the strands being preferably formed of tubular textile material, such as tubular cotton braid with a covering of rayon or silk. i

The shoulder straps are preferably each formed of four strands of this material, two lengths of material being used, such lengths being doubled with their centers looped over the bar of the front buckle. At the rear the two straps are united by braiding the eight strands together and the united material is sewed between the two leather pads.

The upper end of the back strap, which is preferably elastic webbing, is sewed to these pads and its lower end is looped through the wire loop which forms, the upper end of the back fork, and the end of the back strap is connected to a slidable buckle mounted on the baclr strap. The front forks may be provided with straps of leather or other materialwhich are engaged with the front buckles, or with other suitable means for adjustment as to length.

Other .features of novelty will appear from the following description.

In the accompanying drawings wherein I have illustrated the practical embodiments of the principlesof my invention, Fig. 1 is a broken view of the suspender.

Fig. 2 is a detail on enlarged scale show- 7 ing the method of attaching the shoulder straps to the front buckles. Fig. 3 is a detailshowing the attachment of the united shoulder straps at the rear to the back strap of the Suspender, one of the pads being removed to better show the structure.

Referring to thedrawings the shoulder straps are each formed by braiding together four strands of suitable material, these strands being indicated in the case of the righthand shoulder strap in Fig. 1 as 1,- 2,3 and Land onfthe left handshoulder strap as 1a, 2a, 3a and 4a. These strands are formed-by looping two lengths of the material over the cross bar 5 of the front buckle Gas best shown in Fig, 2. The material for thesev strands is preferably tubular fabric or other braid, such for instance as tubular cot- 1 ton braid ,which'lnay be provided with-a woven, covering of rayon, silk. or the like. Thestrands may be of differentjcolorso as to givegthe A shoulder straps a more ornamental appearance. a j Ifdesired strands of leatherflof other maa terial may be used.

The united ends of the two: shoulder straps are sewed between the leather or other pads 7 and 8 and theupper end of the backstrap 9 is alsosewed between these two pads. 1The back strap 9 is slipped through the wire loop 10 of the rear fork 11 and the lower end of the back strap is attached to the slidable buckle 12 which works on, theback strap, thus making the-f susponder adjustable at the rear as to length.

-Thefrent forks 13 are provided with wire. loops 14; to which are attachjed the front straps 15. which arebuckledinto the buckles 6, being adjustable therein sofas to give a' ubleiadiu t en i o g eng t and rear, for the suspender.

The advantages of my improved structure are numerous. V

Thus the braiding of the strands together provides an elastic structure which has an elasticity in the case of cotton and rayon strands amounting to approximately ten per cent of its length.

The shoulders of the wearer slip and move easily in the shoulder straps, thus preventing any binding or undue rubbing which in an ordinary suspender causes a great deal of discomfort. 1

Again the braided structure is soft and comfortable to the body of the wearer and does not present the sharp straight edges which a suspender formed with flat webbing has and which tend to go into the shoulders and body of the wearer.

v Furthermore he braiding of the strands of the two shoulder straps together at the rear and attaching the pads thereto forms a union which will not be ripped or torn apart but which is permanent and Very substantial.

The double adjustment, in front and rear, enables the suspender to be accurately adjusted to the correct length to properly support the trousers and to insure comfort for the wearer.

What I claim is 1. In a suspender for supporting garments from the shoulders of the wearer, the combination with the front forks and the rear fork and a bar connected to each of the front forks, of shoulder straps formed of a plurality of lengths of material doubled through said bar and braided together, the rear ends of the shoulder straps being connected to the rear fork.

2. I11 a suspender for supporting garments from the shoulders of the wearer, the combination with the front forks and the rear fork and a bar connected to each of the front forks, of shoulder straps formed of a plurality of lengths of material doubled through said bar and braided together, the rear ends of the shoulder straps being connected together by'braiding the strands of the two straps into a united structure, and an elastic connection between the said united structure and the rear fork.

3. In a suspender for supporting garments from the shoulders of the wearer, the combination with the front forks and the rear fork, of straps attached to the front forks and buckles adjustable on said straps, shoulder straps formed of a plurality of lengths of material doubled over the bars of the buckles and braided together, and a connection between the rear ends of the shoulder straps and the rear fork.

Signed at Pittsburgh, Pa., this 4th day of September, 1930.

CLIFFORD L. MEYER. 

